In less than ten (10) days after the shooting death of Morella Webbe (Cotton Ground), on Easter Monday (April 17th), Nevis has recorded a double murder.

Information reaching the VONNEWSLINE has indicated that a shooting incident took place in Cotton Ground, just before 5pm, on Tuesday (April 25th).

Reports are that, armed masked assailants exited a vehicle and opened fire on a group of men, who were gathered at a shop in the Cotton Ground area.

The armed gunmen reportedly made good their escape in the vehicle they came in. One of the men is reported to have died on the scene, while the other is reported to have succumbed to his injuries, at the Alexandra Hospital.

Additional information have revealed, that the victims identified are 21-year-old Elvis Lawrence and 25-year-old Shariff Williams.

This incident resulted in murder numbers 4 and 5 here on Nevis, numbers 8 and 9 in the Federation, so far this year.